Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Schauerte & Höfeld; Screw-Back Version Newly Listed The Battalion was raised in

The Battalion was raised in Leeds and Grenville Counties of Ontario

at the age of 27 and was the only fatal casualty of the six Victoria Cross recipients of the 1st Battalion

It is issued to assess the qualities of former pilot retired Lieutenant of the Reserve Wendel as a flight instructor

5mm(w) x 58

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Schauerte & Höfeld; Screw-Back Version Newly Listed The Battalion was raised inA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse) screwback version by Schauerte & Hfeld, Ldenscheid; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a screw back assembly consisting of a theaded nut and a threaded